How do I disable these backup file links?
reddit / emacs

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myTerminal_ · 2022-03-21 17:59

I've been seeing strange behavior with my Emacs lately, such that it
creates a link to a file that has unsaved changes. I have an example
shown [here](https://imgur.com/a/VKwnOz3). I do have backups disabled
using the below lines in my dotfiles:

    (setq backup-inhibited
          t)
    (setq auto-save-default
          nil)

However, these only stop the backup files that start with a `~`, the
kind that I'm seeing now, I haven't been able to find references for
it on the web. Any pointers are highly appreciated.

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hamnixster · 2022-03-21 18:28

There is a nice little package called [no-
littering](https://github.com/emacscollective/no-littering) I use for
this.

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franburstall · 2022-03-21 18:47

These are lockfiles.  They go away when you save the file.  See
section 18.3.4 of the manual for more.

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myTerminal_ · 2022-03-21 18:57

Yes, they do go away as soon as I save the file, and that hasn't been
a problem. My problem has been with my task runners that get triggered
as soon as such files pop up in the directory and the task fails.

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[deleted] · 2022-03-21 19:20

In that case you should set `create-lockfiles` to nil, either in your
configuration or via a file/directory local variable.

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[deleted] · 2022-03-21 19:23

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myTerminal_ · 2022-03-21 21:07

That seems to do it!
Happy cake day, BTW.

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myTerminal_ · 2022-03-22 03:44

Looks interesting...